Gholam Ali Oveissi

Gholam Ali Oveissi (16 April 1918-7 February 1984) was a four-star general of Iran and the commander-in-chief of the country's armed forces during the Iranian Revolution. Oveissi was hunted down to Paris, France and killed by the Islamic Jihad Organization in 1984.

Biography
Gholam Ali Oveissi was born in Qom, Iran on 16 April 1918 to a large and prominent military family, descended from Qara Qoyunlu leader Qara Yusuf and members of the Qajar dynasty. Oveissi was trained in military academies in both Iran and the United States, and he was known as one of Iran's greatest generals. Oveissi aimed to modernize the gendarmerie of Iran and to organize the infantry of the Iranian military, and he spoke English more than adequately and knew fluent French. He served as the chief commander of the military under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, but he was forced to resign in January 1979 amidst the chaos of the Iranian Revolution. Oveissi went into exile in Paris, France, and he planned a counter-revolution against Ayatollah Khomeini with troops from 22 barracks in Turkey and 5 bases in Iran. On 7 February 1984, Oveissi and his brother were killed on the Rue de Passy in Paris by an Islamic Jihad Organization gunman, preventing him from leading the counter-revolution.